United States / Jan 25, 2020 / Sundance Film Festival
Before the myth, a life lived.
1h 45min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
In 1971, after being rejected by Hollywood, Bruce Lee returned to his parents’ homeland of Hong Kong to complete four iconic films. Charting his struggles between two worlds, this portrait explores questions of identity and representation through the use of rare archival footage, interviews with loved ones and Bruce’s own writings.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Doug Palmer | Self - Student / Friend |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Self - Student / Friend |
| Ruby Chow | Self - Family Friend |
| Leroy Garcia | Self - Student / Friend |
| Dan Inosanto | Self - Close Friend |
| Jesse Glover | Self - First Student / Friend |
| Amy Sanbo | Self - Former Girlfriend |
| Sylvia Lai | Self - Family Friend |
| Robert Lee Jan-Fai | Self - Brother |
| Nancy Kwan | Self - Actress / Friend |
| Barney Scollan | Self - Student / Friend |
| Paul M. Heller | Self - Film Producer |
| Tom Kuhn | Self - Former Warner Bros. Executive |
| Tony Liu Tian-jue | Self - Actor / Family Friend |
| Fred Weintraub | Self - Film / TV Producer |
| Angela Mao Ying | Self - Actress |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Be Water |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | 广州话 / 廣州話, English |
| Production countries | United States of America, United Kingdom, Vietnam |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | ESPN, Dorothy St Pictures, East Films |
| Official site | espn.com |
| Release date | 25 gennaio 2020 |
| Executive producer | John Dahl, Libby Geist, Rob King, Connor Schell, Fergus Haycock |
| Production | Jenna Anthony, Brian D'Ostilio, Marquis Daisy, Kristen Lappas, Eve Wulf, Julia Nottingham, Bao Nguyen, Gentry Kirby, Erin Leyden, Adam Neuhaus |
| Editing | Graham Taylor, Andrew Daniel, Caroline Hodge, Kel McKeown, Calif Chong |
| Cinematography | Caleb Heller, Rob Agulo, Coburn Erskine, Harry Heng, Greg Hulrich, Sarah Simka Jaffe, Jacques Lorch, Nobuyoshi Sakurai |
| Assistant directors | Bao Nguyen |
| Lighting | Rapha Bola |
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| Camera operators | Caleb Heller, Rob Agulo, Coburn Erskine, Harry Heng, Greg Hulrich, Sarah Simka Jaffe, Jacques Lorch, Nobuyoshi Sakurai |
| Additional photography | Caleb Heller, Rob Agulo, Coburn Erskine, Harry Heng, Greg Hulrich, Sarah Simka Jaffe, Jacques Lorch, Nobuyoshi Sakurai |
| Music | Goh Nakamura, Jim Choi, Delroy Cornick, Tom Foster, Nas Parkash, Phil Canning, Paul Dateh, Art Hirahara |
| Sound | Jim Choi, Delroy Cornick, Tom Foster, Nas Parkash, Phil Canning, Paul Dateh, Art Hirahara, Goh Nakamura |
Release dates
Premiere
Digital
United States / Jun 07, 2020
TV
United States / Jun 07, 2020 / TV Premiere
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